Shovel



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H. M. WHITNEY.

SHOVEL. No. 320,197. Patented June 16, 1885.

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HENRY MILTON W'HITNEY, OF OSVVEGO, NEWV YORK.

SHOVEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,197, dated June 16, 1885.

Application filed February 28, 1885.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. WHITNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oswego, in the county of Oswego and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Manufacture of Shovels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to that class of shovels to which belongs the shovel patented to me January 13, 1880, and aims to provide a me tallic shovel intended especially for handling snow and in which the blade or scoop of the shovel will be so formed to receive the handle that thelatter may be preserved of an even original thickness throughout, and at the same time a stronger connection will be had be tween the blade and the handle.

To such end the invention consists in the novel formation of the blade as will be described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofmy shovel, the handle being broken away, and Fig. 2 represents a section of the handle and the blade in detail.

Heretofore shovels of this class have had their back rim formed continuously and evenly between the side rims, and such shovel blades have been secured to the handles, the latter being flattened where they meet the back rim. Thisinvolved a weakening of the handle at the point ofjuncture with the blade and threw the entire strain on the bolts or rivets which secure the blade to the handle. with these objections in mind and with a view to overcoming the same, I have made the in vention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and which I will now describe.

In carrying out my invention I form the scoop or blade Awith a back rim, B, and usu- 5 ally with side rims, G O.

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blade,I form a concavity or depression,b,which is fitted to receive the handle, as shown in Fig. 1. This concavity is formed in stamping out the shovel-blade, or in other suitable manner. The handle Dis bolted or riveted at d to the blade, and it fits snugly into the concavity b at the rear of the joint of said handle with the blade. By thus fitting the handle into the depression I) all lateral or twisting strain is relieved from the fastenings d, and a stronger, more durable shovel is accordingly provided. It also enables a better fit 0f the back rim of the blade to the handle and permits a more workmanlike finish, by avoiding the shoulders necessarily arising when a round objectjoins with an angular one. This concavity has another and an important function in that in stamping out the blades the formation of the concavity serves to draw the sides of the blade and give strength and firmness to such parts. Furthermore,by reason of this concavity I am able to run the back rim, B, up higher than where an even continuous rimis employed, and without forming the acute bends in the handle required in the use of ahigh continuous rim.

It is manifest that the blades may be manufactured separately and sold to the trade, the handles being applied by the purchaser.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is-

In combination with a shovel-blade having integral therewith an upwardly-projecting back rim centrally and outwardly depressed, of a handle fitted to the inner face of said blade and seated within the depression formed in its back rim, and secured in place, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY MILTON WHITNEY.

\Vitnesses:

LEON F. HALL, O. J. WHITNEY. 

